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 Trenching is a way to lay pipe in the ground in depths up to five feet.
Pipe plowing is a method used to pull pipe into the ground behind the trencher / plow machine. The conduit is gripped on behind a thin plow blade and pulled directly in as the machine moves forward. Depths of 36" can be obtained easily with the machine pictured. Very little damage is done to the ground surface and virtually no settling occurs.
Cable breaks are easy to find with special equipment that traces and then pinpoints the break. The actual break in a cable can be found within a foot, saving complete or partial replacement of a cable.
Skid loaders are used extensively by our company to backfill with proper materials and our equipment is set up with augers for drilling holes for light pole bases
Rods are pushed under a street or drive with a heavy frame that holds a hydraulic cylinder. The push head has a radio beacon in it that allows us to know where it is at and steer it.
When the rod reaches the other side of the street, a receive pit is dug. A bell of diameter choice up to 10" is attached to the pipe and pulled back along with the pipe or pipes needed. Since no dirt is removed it does not cause a settling problem later. This photo shows (3) 2" conduits pulled in place.
With the pipes in place under the street, the pusher can be removed and the pipes continued on in a regular trench. |
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